advance payment; advance delivery
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
master; teacher; stable master
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
business trip; official trip
to have confidence in one's own abilities
nothing but; none other than
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
unit; (musical) group; band
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
defense; defence; protection
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
on board a ship; aboard a ship
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa