measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
feeling; sense; impression
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to increase; to add to; to augment
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
when it becomes; when it comes to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(not) even once; (not) ever