learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
ten (long cylindrical things)
three-digit number; hundreds column
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
consequently; as a result
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to compete with; to vie for
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
persevering; very patient
diligent student; studious person
study group; study meeting
diverse; various; wide-ranging
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
neat (personal appearance); tidy
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre