proposed site; site chosen
construction; establishment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
direct selling; direct sales
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
transport; transportation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
railroad network; railroad system
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sincere; earnest; serious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
metre; meter; meter; gauge
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
instant; moment; for an instant
gossip; corner of the mouth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization