to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
(having) life-and-death power (over)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
personal feelings; self-interest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
surname; family name; last name
one theory; one opinion; another theory
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one-year-old; one year old
new student; freshman; first-year student
Rorschach test; Rorschach inkblot test
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
preventive measure; precautionary measure
offering a full report to a superior
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
town councillor; town council member