permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
messenger; envoy; emissary
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
fertile; rich; productive
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
aggression; invasion; raid
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
looking on; remaining a spectator
defense; defence; defensive preparations
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
support; backing; aid; assistance
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
our country; our land; one's own country
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
serious; severe; grave; acute