regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
soldier; combatant; warrior
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
far away in the distance; in the far distance
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
letter; missive; note; mail
primary school; elementary school; grade school
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff