law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
in history; ever; historical
promotion; raising of status
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
one day; (on) a certain day
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to slap; to strike; to spank
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
trusting too much; overestimating ability
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to sit for an examination
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop