willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
proposal; proposition; suggestion
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
book; volume; this; present; main; head
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
attendance; presence; appearance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
major cleanup; spring cleaning
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
participation; joining; entry; adherence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
call; summons; convening; convocation
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary