devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to run around; to bustle about
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
private tutor; coach; governess
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to serve; to work for; to attend
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
music school; music academy; conservatory
prize money; monetary award; reward
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
diploma; licence; license
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive