powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
attendee; persons present
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
middle of the night; dead of night
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
big problem; major issue; big controversy
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonparticipation; nonattendance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
firm promise; definite promise
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
notice; attention; observation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)