middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to exaggerate; to overstate
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
good-quality; superior in quality
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
such; this sort of; like this
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
nesting hole; burrow; den
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
in terms of; from the point of view of
one grade; first-class; primary
second grade; second class; secondary
management; administration; operation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one night; one evening; all night; overnight