rebirth; new birth; nascent
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
if so; in that case; in that situation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to blaze; to burn brightly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
big man; large man; tall man; giant