enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
complete recovery; healing
diagnosis; medical examination
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
hospitalization; hospitalisation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
physical work; manual labour (labor)
dividing into four; quartering
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
extensive; vast range; wide scope
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
postponement; deferment; adjournment
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
component; part; material; member
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
wide turn; detour; the long way around