sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
multiplication table; times table
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
heap; pile; stack; full measure
right to know; right to access information
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to make a speech; to address
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
incessant working; working non-stop
extended leave; long vacation
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
government office; public office
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
such a thing; something like that
headache inducing; vexing
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hold one's tongue; to shut up