considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
events of the day; current affairs
information; news; intelligence
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
Aster yomena (Asiatic species of aster)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
spring break; spring vacation
fixed date; appointed day
first time; first; initial
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
complexion; colour; color; blood red
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
signs of rain; threatening to rain
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan