inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to ask for directions; to ask the way
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
lodging host; lodging place
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
settlement; permanent residency
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
unfriendly; distant; cold
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets