science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
opinion; point of view; visual point
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
in accordance with; according to
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
small change; coins; small sum of money
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
principal occupation; core business
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
another thing; other things; another man's property
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
(medical) doctor; physician
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
work; business; company; study
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house