(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
home; household; family; hearth
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
fixed interval; fixed period
free (of charge); gratuitous
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
such; like that; that sort of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
about this time; about now
even more; still more; further
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
killing two birds with one stone
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cram school; private tutoring school
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
during; for the duration of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session