contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
extended leave; long vacation
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
robbery; robbery case; burglary
cooperation; collaboration
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
marriage proposal; courtship
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
in the same manner as before; the same as always
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
black ground; black cloth
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
letter; missive; note; mail
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)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
precocity; early ripening; premature development
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
writing paper; stationery; notepaper