measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
rational; reasonable; logical
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
recompense; indemnity; atonement
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to change (one's clothes)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
beyond comparison; incomparable
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
omen; sign; notice; indication
espionage network; intelligence network