clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
laxative; purgative; evacuant
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to perceive; to understand
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
real life; actual life; everyday life
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
correction; revision; amendment
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
namely; that is (to say); in other words
one's own style; self-taught manner
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
place; room; margin; scope
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to head home; to leave for home