improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
one's person; around one's person
though; even if; whether ... or ...
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
out of character; unlike one
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to become settled; to be fixed
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
to strangle; to constrict
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
although I say; although one might say; although called
to let out a cry; to break forth
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
logistical support; combat service support
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract