feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(production) lot; batch; lot (land); plot
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
Gawain (Knight of the Round Table)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
briskly; quickly; promptly
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
nice; good; well-executed
world's first; first in the world
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
living room (Western style); sitting room