blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
action; operation; effect; function
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
to do together; to share; to participate in
opinion; intention; thought
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
transcendence; excellence; superiority