idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
trustee; councillor (councilor)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
derivation; development; offshoot
base; basis; bedrock; platform
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
progress; advance; improvement; development
system; organization; organisation; architecture
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
nutritional value; food value
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry