half-holiday; taking half of the day off
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
great numbers; numerical superiority
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
defense; defence; defensive preparations
great ambition; lofty aspiration
training; drill; practice; discipline
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
firm promise; definite promise
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
(arch.) regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
agricultural land; farmland
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be muddy; to be slushy
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
covered in mud; mud-caked
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right