unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
third day of the month; three days
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
without eating or drinking
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
man; male; masculine gender
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
more than anything; above all else
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to boost; to force up; to push up
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
still; even now; to this day
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development