small number; few; minority
large number (of); many; majority
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
duty; function; office; mission; task
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
comparatively; relatively
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take over; to hand over
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
appointment; assignment; promotion
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
self-interest; selfish desire
to be smeared; to be covered
thrift; economy; frugality
while; even though; despite
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
high temperature and humidity
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove