Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
town; city; municipal; urban
to settle (in a place); to settle down
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to be too numerous; to be too much
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
sentiment; sentimentality
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be infected; to be contagious
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
staying the night; lodging (at)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight