omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass (of time); to elapse
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
election; selection; choice
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
clearing one's throat; cough
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
assertion; declaration; affirmation
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
from now; from this moment; henceforth
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
striking; remarkable; considerable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
important point; point to make note of