feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
thrift; economy; frugality
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to make a vow; to take an oath
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to spit out; to eject; to dump
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
greatness; excellence; magnificence
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
agricultural machinery and equipment
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to be away from home; to be out of the house