great difference; major mistake
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
every year; yearly; annually
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
accounts section; accounting section
adviser; advisor; consultant
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
price; cost; value; worth; value
price; cost; value; worth; value
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
popular name; common name; given name
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to detain; to check; to restrain
to entrust; to leave to a person
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light