not yet known; unknown; strange
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
mountain chain; mountains
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
demesne; estate; private land; private property
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
crying from vexation; tears of regret
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)
opposite side; opposition
being filled with; being full of; permeation
commuting to school; school commute
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
economic strength; economic power; economic might
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
in search of; in order to look for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
record high; all-time high