continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to nip (something) in the bud
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to shake one's head (in denial)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
this proposal; this plan; this bill; merits
rejection; negation; voting down
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally