vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to be entwined; to be involved
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
patience; endurance; perseverance
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to look after (often medically); to take care of
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
chastity; virtue; fidelity
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
feeling keenly; fully realizing
packhorse; workhorse; hack
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
objection; dissent; protest
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart