methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still (continuing); as ever; further
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
vice; immorality; corruption
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to threaten; to make threats
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to rest one's chin in one's hands
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
laughing foolishly; cackling
to maintain (preserve) peace
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
inspection; examination; checking
what do you want?; can I help you?
how can (one) do something
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well