exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
that; the matter in question
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
suggestion; hint; implication
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
the place for; the time for; the level of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to sentence; to assign a penalty
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
generation; lifetime; age
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sublime; noble; high-minded
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
reopening; resumption; restarting
simple honesty; tactless frankness
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
confidentially; privately; off the record
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
way of talking; speaking style
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball