theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
in good (perfect) order; in apple-pie order
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
society; public; community; social studies
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
occasional; infrequent; rare
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
(social) class; rank; grade
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
barren woman; sterile woman
to become settled; to be fixed
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
construction; establishment
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety