shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
internal or domestic affairs
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)
to bring; to take; to bring about
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
tip-off; secret information
beyond imagination; unimaginable
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to sustain a serious wound
to lay aside; to set aside
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be hesitant; to feel timid
obedience; submission; resignation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
construction; establishment
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)