disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
important documents; important papers
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
observation; survey; watching
(nature, etc.) observation diary
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
illustrated diary; picture diary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be transparent; to show through
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cooperation; collaboration
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)