to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
fourth day of the month; four days
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
scene; view; prospect; outlook
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to search for; to seek for; to look for
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
killing two birds with one stone
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
strategist; tactician; schemer
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
established practice; custom
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
seeing off and meeting on return
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
being somewhat excited (agitated)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
main question; real issue at hand
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)