tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
political measures; policy
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
personality; character; individuality; personhood
infant; baby; little child
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
without cause; without reason
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
mask; disguise; guise; mask
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
slow to understand; slow-witted
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
early unofficial job offer; informal promise of employment
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to jump from one thing to another
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
what kind of business; what sort of matter