my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
overestimation; overvaluing
number of persons; personnel
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
headache inducing; vexing
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to boost; to force up; to push up
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
newcomer; initiate; rookie
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
something small; something petty; trifle
several years standing; over several years
with a friendly grin; smilingly
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
separate case; another matter
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
final; eventual; ultimate
casualties; the killed and wounded
intensification; aggravation
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
allocation; assignment; allotment
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district