preservation; retainment; keeping
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
to explain; to dispel doubts
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
conventionality; triteness
(apportioning) in small amounts
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
automatic; intransitive verb
conscious; deliberate; intentional
basic state; basic status
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
desperation; struggle to the death
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
I have nothing to do with it
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution