way of solving (a problem); solution
granted that; even if; even though
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
homecoming; return to one's home
to launch a surprise attack
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
fireside; hearth; by the fire; robata; dining style centered on a charcoal grill
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
the (dusty) world; earthly affairs; the madding crowd (of society); daily troubles of life
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
nesting hole; burrow; den
accumulation; accumulate; store
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)