for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
skill involving the hands; craft
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
(medical) doctor; physician
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
desperately; for one's dear life
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
household economy; family finances
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it is I who should say so
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
named after; associated with; connected with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
weight; heavyweight boxer