expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
intention; idea; inclination; wish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
armed forces; military; troops
preference; priority; precedence
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
cooperation; coordination; link
regarding highly; attaching importance to
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to accumulate
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
suspicion (of others); jealousy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance