promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
carving; engraving; sculpture
disorder; chaos; confusion
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
holding two or more positions concurrently
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
reinforcement; strengthening
other side; opposite side; other party
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
directions; instructions; usage method
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
cooperation; collaboration
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse