occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
technique; art; skill; move
number two; mistress; concubine
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to say; to be pleased to say
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
impossible to do (although wants to)
you; (arch.) your residence
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
long ago; already; a long time ago
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to blow through; to blow across
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside