conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
successively; one after another
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(social) position; status
how many years; how long; what year
magical power; mystical force
maintenance; preservation; improvement
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
river surface; surface of a river
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
beyond this point; from now on; after this
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal