application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
approval; license; licence; permission
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to need; to call for; to require
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
probability; likelihood; chances
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
weather forecast; weather report
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
chair; stool; post; office; position
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
deputy head teacher; vice principal