Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to make a mistake; to blunder
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
4th day of the month; four days
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
comparatively; relatively
bedside; near one's pillow
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to be dead; to be lifeless
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to burst open; to pop; to split
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
grudge; complaint; reproach
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)