to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
contrived; false-sounding
is something that; is that which
less-than sign or greater-than sign (< or >); inequality sign
verbal promise; one's word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to make one's rounds; to patrol
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
one breath; chug!; drink!
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
low rank; humble station; obscurity
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
early on; earlier on; from early