to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
group; party; team; squad; section
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
older sister; lass; young lady
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
business trip; official trip
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
engagement; business; affair; use; need
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
body of a snake; serpentine
river management; river improvement; flood control
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt