(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
feeling keenly; fully realizing
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
to face; to go towards; to head towards
as (for); for; in the capacity of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
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
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out