daytime; during the day; Japan and China
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to telephone; to make a phone call
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
process; course; mechanism
very interesting; of great interest
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
no exception; without exception; always the same
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
manners and customs; folkways; usage
caricature; cartoon; comics
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
frequency (of occurrence)
to be too numerous; to be too much
maintenance; preservation; improvement
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)