easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
particularly; only; in the case of
great difference; major mistake
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
not necessarily so; is not always true
in the meanwhile; during the time
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
second day of the month; two days
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
caller; visitor; company; guest
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
correction; revision; amendment
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime