high efficiency; high performance
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
secret; private; surreptitious
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
after that; afterwards; thereafter
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
place of refuge; refugee destination
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
how; in what way; by what means
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to accept; to receive; to agree
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
considerably; fairly; quite
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
so; to such an extent; such
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to squeeze out; to wring out
transport; transportation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible