quietly; slowly; gracefully
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
that kind; competition; match
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to ask a question; to ask questions
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
stepping back; drawing back
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to write down; to record; to register
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
and; thereupon; because of that
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
fusion; melting; liquefaction
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
note (letter) left behind; will
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
children's story; fairy tale
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...