to have orderly plans; to be systematic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this for sure; certainly is
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
creation; generation; formation; derivation
system; institution; organization; organisation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to rank next to; to come after
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
standard; set; routine; decided
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
essentially the same with only minor differences
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to feel; to sense; to experience
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
even though; despite; notwithstanding
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy