child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
art of self-defense (defence)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
timewise; temporal; chronal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
main cause; primary factor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be filled to bursting; to burst
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
sports-minded; sports-oriented