in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
plan; protocol; manifest; program
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to put into effect; to put into practice
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
simply put; putting it simply; in short
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result