wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
long time; long interval; for quite some time
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
individual; private person; personal; private
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
port city; harbor city; harbour city
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
entry; approach; penetration
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to repeat; to do something over again
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to be found; to be discovered
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
person who has rendered distinguished service