separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
three; three years of age
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten