essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to telephone; to make a phone call
notice; notification; report; posting
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
canceled only in case of heavy rain
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
meal ticket; meal voucher
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
going west; heading westward
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
-less; lacking; non-existing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)