beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
antiquity; the previous era
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
this world; this life; this generation; present day
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
one or two; a few; small number
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
three; three years of age
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
creation; generation; formation; derivation
index; indices; indicator
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
narrow margin; slim margin
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
control; management (e.g. of a business)
artificial intelligence; AI
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind