nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
naturalization; naturalisation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
rather; sooner; preferably
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
favorite; favourite; habitually used
leather shoes; leather boots
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
tool; implement; means; furniture
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
police investigator; investigator
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)