to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
it is not (like that) either
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to breathe out; to exhale
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
literature; books (reference); document
at that time; in those days
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
incident; affair; happening; event
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be lacking in options; to be too few
place; situation; position; location
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)