famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
indictment; prosecution; complaint
level; standard; water level
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
practical question (problem); practical matter
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to pass on an order; to pass the word
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
witnessing; observing; sighting
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
interference; intervention; meddling
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
tips of one's hair; hair ends
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
quotation; citation; reference
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick