measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
candidate (for an election)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(political) power; authority; influence
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
single word; a few words; brief comment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
incident; affair; happening; event
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest