reason; cause; circumstances
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
speaking of ...; as for ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
injured person; wounded person; casualty
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
going around; patrol; round; tour
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
custody; detention; confinement
third day of the month; three days
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
inattention; absent-mindedness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other