electronic book; e-book; ebook
incorrect collating; pages out of order
contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number); reference (e.g. personal reference)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
country of origin; country of manufacture
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
bedroom; bills receivable; breeder reactor
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
organs of the state; machinery of the state
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
building (construction) site
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
condensation; formation of dew
health care worker; medical personnel
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
aforementioned; above-mentioned
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
touché; you've got me there