restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
6th day of the month; six days
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
day of month; counter for days
alone; by oneself; on one's own
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
classical form of martial art
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
training; drill; practice; discipline
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
such ... as; or some such
just because; even if; even though
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
jack of all trades, master of none
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...