owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
change; transition; vicissitudes
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
television industry; television business
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
assistant ...; probationary ...
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
beautiful; good; excellent
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to return a favor (favour); to repay
preliminary arrangements; spade work
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
consequently; as a result
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
fourth year (college) student; senior
special lecturer; guest lecturer
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score