measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
fuel consumption; gas mileage
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
split; division; break up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
internal organs; intestines; viscera
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
founder; originator; pioneer
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to repeat; to do something over again
exploitation; overuse; abuse
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
impossible; unlikely; improbable
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on