proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
how many years; how long; what year
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
explanation; interpretation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
use; utilization; utilisation; application
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
dozens; scores of; decades
letting (someone) die without helping
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate