restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take (be in) charge of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
weak point; unskillfulness
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
one's way back; one's way home
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
government worker; public servant; civil servant
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
cut; reduction; curtailment
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
degree of familiarity; popularity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
town councillor; town council member
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)