one's (living) environment
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
ideally; if one were to wish for more
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
actual profit; practical use; benefit
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
the other day; a few days ago
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself