in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
groundless rumor (rumour)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
had better ...; may as well ...
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
poor country; third world country; impoverished nation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do