execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
just because; even if; even though
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
completely; absolutely; totally
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; variation; difference
assertion; declaration; affirmation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
direct connection; direct link
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn