form; method; system; formula
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
number of votes polled; poll votes
in order; in turn; one by one
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
certainly; surely; definitely