idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
close; intimate; on good terms
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
supplementary examination
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
offender; criminal; culprit
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
timewise; temporal; chronal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
materials; data; document
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)