brilliant; bright; glorious
commander; commanding officer; CO
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
devoted; self-sacrificing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
engagement; business; affair; use; need
(how) many times; (how) often
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with