good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
chance (of success); odds
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
resolution; vote; decision
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
by today; before the day is over
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
long time; several hours; long spell
minimum; at the very least
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach