personage; person (deserving of respect)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
trial; judgement; judgment
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
victim; injured party; sufferer
accurate; correct; precise; exact
popular name; common name; given name
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
application; request; petition
counsel; defender; advocate
objection; dissent; protest
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
penalty; sentence; punishment