prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
tool; implement; means; furniture
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
just because; even if; even though
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in general; generally; usually
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
human intellect; knowledge
protest; refutation; pleading
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever