measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to press a question; to cross-examine
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
outside of; not covered by
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
make no progress; remain unsettled
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
quiz; short test; mini test
time; season; period; phase; stage
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
all you want; as much as one wants
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody