arbitration; intercession; mediation
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to gain fame; to make one's name
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
changing completely; transformation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle