measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
(something) despised; (something) made light of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
end of war; cessation of hostilities
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
NaK (sodium-potassium alloy)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
sorry; excuse me; thank you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
by; not later than; before
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!