assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
candy; sweet; confectionary
to become pale; to turn pale
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
practice meeting; practice group
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
dry riverbed; river beach
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
training range; training grounds; training area
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning