taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
mountain climbing; mountaineering
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
totally willing; fully motivated
high spirits; boastful talk
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
foreign; abroad; overseas
position; location; base; point; site
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
all right; very well; okay; I got it
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
table tennis table; ping-pong table
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
negotiations; discussions; connection
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to employ; to hire; to charter
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say