treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
flight; escape; running away; flying high
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
inexpert or untrained eyes
typographical error; typo
and; thereupon; because of that
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
civilized world; civilised world
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
(circuit) tester; micrometer
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
scrap lumber; piece of wood
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; expert
iron sand; magnetite sand
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw