postbox; mailbox; pillar box
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
exhibition; display; putting on show
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
ill will; malice; evil intent
federation; federal state; United States of America
government; administration
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
action committee; executive committee
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)