plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to rebuild; to reconstruct
household; home; family; housekeeping
hard to reach place; remote place
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
anything and everything; just about everything
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
but; however; provided that
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
carefree; free from worry
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to grow up; to become an adult