inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to make sure; to make doubly sure
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
condition; situation; prospects
faction; denomination; communion
at the meeting; on the occasion
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
decision; determination; resolution
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
industrial association; industrial guild
central organization; central authority; central government agency
planned; scheduled; systematic
to force to do; to compel
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to be in danger of; to be liable to