safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
personal identification number; PIN; password number
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
postage; communications expenses
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national