government office; public office
planning; project; plan; design
proposal; proposition; suggestion
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
firmly rooted; deep-seated
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
railroad; railway; rail transport
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
whereabout; about where; how much
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
failure; mistake; blunder
trio; gang of three; threesome
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
one by one; each; every; at intervals of