to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
interruption; suspension; break
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
progress; advance; improvement; development
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
general idea; concept; notion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
system; institution; organization; organisation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to ask a question; to ask questions
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
since when; from when; how long
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
everywhere; all over; throughout
to take up one's residence
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
that's the way it is; such is life
minuteness; one millionth
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous