thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
final; eventual; ultimate
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
principle of laissez-faire
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
junior high school student; middle school pupil
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
timewise; temporal; chronal
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
amount of light; quantity of light
a few years ago; some years back
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
when; how soon; how long until
everything; anything; nothing
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
basis for decision; evidence for judging
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
the same occupation; the said occupation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge