way of solving (a problem); solution
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to give the stamp of approval
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
difference; disparity; gap
not worth considering; out of the question
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
far sight and deep design
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed