self-education; self-instruction; self-study
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to begin to walk; to set out
still; even now; to this day
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
everyday life; daily life
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to summon; to get used to call
with these words; while saying
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
tradition; legend; folklore
a help; an aid; some assistance
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to explain adequately; to be accountable
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
adherent; devotee; believer
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
first meeting; first interview with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed