moving about; stirring about
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
in the same way as; just like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fifth day of the month; five days
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
great person; eminent figure
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
clothes; clothing; garments
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
accurate; correct; precise; exact