possession; retention; maintenance
to become possible; to become able to (do)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
many; much; plenty; hardly
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
emotional strength; force of will
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
surely; certainly; without doubt
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
environment; circumstance
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to subsist; to keep on living
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for