not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
relation; connection; relevance
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
custom; practice; convention; precedent
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
older sister; lass; young lady
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
primness; prim person; clear soup
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
reputation; respectability
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to anticipate; to foresee
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
solely; entirely; only; or
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent