thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
all you want; as much as one wants
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
instant; moment; for an instant
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
silence (not speaking); muteness
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
dullard; indecisive person
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
participation; joining; entry; adherence
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank