public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
mature woman; middle-aged woman
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to need; to call for; to require
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
management; administration; operation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
classification; categorization; sorting
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to attempt; to test; to try out
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
deep inside; innermost place
ordinary citizen; the general public
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage