qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to be able to manage somehow or other
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
... (years old) this year
... years old; age (of) ...
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
to move forward; to move on
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
whispering into a person's ear
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious