always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
day by day; every day; by the day
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
unrequited love; one-sided love
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
free time; time at leisure
established practice; custom
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
recommendation; endorsement
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
process document; procedure manual
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin