practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
postpartum; after childbirth
full throttle; full power
hygiene; sanitation; health
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
founder of dynasty or sect
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open