(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
here and there; everywhere
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
each place; various places
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
each house; every house; many houses
boarding house; school dormitory
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
in succession; one after another
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
meanwhile; in the meantime
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
going around; patrol; round; tour
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
postal service; post service
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
how many months?; how long?
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to take on a role; to take part
course; route; path; process; means
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to ask for too much; to expect too much