evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
doing whatever one pleases
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
no matter how much time passes
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
plate; illustration; figure
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
on one hand; on the other hand
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not