payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
dismissal (from a position); discharge
discipline; punishment; reprimand
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
vice-minister; undersecretary
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
discipline; punishment; reprimand
name; given name; first name
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
one or two; a few; small number
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
under repair; out of service
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out