grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
the way back; the way home; return trip
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
way of asking; way of listening; listener
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to face on; to look out on to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
back country; remote countryside
old woman; joker (in old maid)
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush