system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to satisfy the requirements
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
passage; path; route; one's way
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
reopening; resumption; restarting
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
guidance; leadership; leading the way
all you have to do is; just; that's all
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
incident; affair; happening; event
to be able to manage somehow or another
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on