there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
good-quality; superior in quality
raw materials; ingredient
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
permanent; perpetual; lasting
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
thought; idea; conception
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
obedience; submission; resignation
while alive; during one's lifetime
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to distribute; to hand out
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
store; reserve; stock; savings
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
the same rank; equality; apposition
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
absolute obedience; complete submission
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will