full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
whichever one chooses; either way
old body; aged person; elderly person
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to become clear; to be made public
wicked tongue; abusive language
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
rule; reign; government; governing
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
in the meanwhile; during the time
way (of doing); manner; method; means
difference; discrepancy; variation
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one revolution; one rotation
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space