intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sense of values; values; value system
contract; compact; agreement
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
official announcement; proclamation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to spend time (on doing something)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
everyday life; daily life
tool; implement; means; furniture
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
convenience; user-friendliness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
convenient; handy; useful
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
time; season; period; phase; stage
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade