locational advantage; advantageous position
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
one large ...; a great ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
one example of (when there are more examples)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
shipping charges; transportation expenses
communications expenses; postage; phone bill; Internet bill
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
academic study; academic research
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
how; in what way; in what manner
for a while; for some time; for a period
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
intimacy; affection; familiarity
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
large number (of); many; majority
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
outside world; physical world
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
about when; about what time; how soon
last night; yesterday evening
the very image of health itself; picture of health
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)