hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
directly opposite; right in front
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
front; frontage; facade; main
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
from the beginning; from scratch
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
way; method; means; (technical) specification
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter