ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wash away; to rinse off
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
family; members of a family
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
leather shoes; leather boots
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
outside the country; abroad
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later