remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to increase; to add to; to augment
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
to continue to do; to persist in doing
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
item; something that one "just has to have"
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
here and there; in places
tag; slip; label; sticker
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
composition; setting (of music)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
being open but having virtually no business