to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
objection; dissent; protest
nature; property; disposition
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
based on; on the basis of
training range; training grounds; training area
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
open; spacious; extensive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
association; union; guild
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)