tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
one's (living) environment
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
authority; power; influence
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
such; like that; that sort of; very
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
disapproval; disagreement
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be careful; to take the utmost care
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally