threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
topic of discussion; agenda
quarrel; dispute; argument
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
curfew; lockdown; grounding
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to distract one's attention
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to slide down; to slip down
array; muster; line-up; full force
ice milk; ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; iced milk
to have a meal; to take a meal
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
headache inducing; vexing
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
return of something; repayment
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with