public order; public peace; public security; law and order
study; diligence; discount; reduction
main purpose; primary objective
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
reason; cause; circumstances
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
two times; twice; two degrees
white knight; knight in shining armor
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)