component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
department store; department
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
chief; main; principal; important
within the year; before the year is out
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
our country; our land; one's own country
unprecedented; never seen before
foundation stone; cornerstone
on the occasion of; at the time of
economic slump; economic stagnation; lackluster economy; stagnant economy; sluggish economy; slow economy
accumulation; accumulate; store
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
business rival; professional jealousy
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)