utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
treatment; service; handling; management
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
highest grade; superlative degree
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
store; shop; stoa (classical Greek colonnade or portico); store; Stoic
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
another state; different region
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
other than; excluding; without
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
this family; we; this house
hegemony; leadership; initiative
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
head start; initiative; preemption
arms buildup; military expansion
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
time around sunset; early evening
fairyland; never-never land