reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
temporary step; stopgap measure
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
wounded person; injured person
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
cut; reduction; curtailment
former (incumbent); predecessor
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success