wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to live; to reside; to inhabit
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
participant; entrant; player; competitor
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
in unison; as one; united
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
principle of laissez-faire
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase