plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to have a talk; to tell a story
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be erected; to be built
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)