hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
probability; likelihood; chances
countermeasure; counter-measure
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to place firmly; to hit very hard
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
several years; a few years
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
proposal; motion; recommendation
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required