profitable plan; good plan
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
several years; a few years
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
interior; inside; internal
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to degenerate; to lapse into
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to indicate; to show; to point to
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
otherwise; if not; or else
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
at work; in the midst of work; working
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay