readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
estimate (of costs); budget
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
exchange of blows; long rally
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be entwined; to be involved
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
technique; art; skill; move
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
menu; schedule; program; menu
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter