selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
while moving; on the move
picking; collecting; harvesting
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
one cause; one reason; one factor
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
God's will; Heaven's will
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
old friend; old acquaintance
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
back country; remote countryside
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to be infected; to be contagious
future (usually near); prospects
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
professor; teaching; instruction
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
worldly affairs; ways of the world
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
act of mercy; helping another person