binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
paediatrician; pediatrician
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bolt from the blue; great surprise
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
beauty of style; beauty of form
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
selection; choice; option
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
home area; home town; local