to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
(small crunchy) dried sardines
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
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)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
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 do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
timewise; temporal; chronal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
main cause; primary factor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
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