How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
clear; precise; definite; distinct
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to bring; to take; to bring about
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
tens of thousands of years