to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
face to face; between two persons
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
instead; but (on the other hand)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)