idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
approval and authorization; permits and licences
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
out of bounds; beyond the pale
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
cheering group; cheering squad
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
number; number plate; license plate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
popular will; will of the people
written question; questionnaire
that day; the very same day
in the morning; during the morning
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation