proposal; proposition; suggestion
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how; in what way; how about; questionable
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
large number (of); many; majority
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
all night; throughout the night
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
approval; license; licence; permission
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
but; however; provided that
home; household; family; hearth