reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
enumeration; citation; listing
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
unconfirmed; unidentified
modular bath; prefabricated bath
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
speech and conduct; words and deeds
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
man; male; masculine gender
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy