to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
omniscience and omnipotence
to say; to be pleased to say
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
much less; to say nothing of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
kickoff party; rally; pep party
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion