profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
broadcasting (seeds); broadcast seeding; distributing widely; handing out freely; spending (money) recklessly
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
low (level, value, price, etc.)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
rich person; wealthy person
number of persons; personnel
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
strategy meeting; council of war
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
large amount of money; great cost
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
people; men and women; each person; everybody
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
guidance; leadership; leading the way
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza