thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
art of self-defense (defence)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
timewise; temporal; chronal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
main cause; primary factor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
(giving) instruction; initiation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
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)
nature; property; disposition
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
opinion; point of view; visual point
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance