one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
one way or the other; either way
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
contradiction; inconsistency
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one