publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
difficult to ...; hard to ...
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to begin; to set about; to start
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
line; queue; procession; matrix
introductory article; advertisement
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
superstition; superstitious belief
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rave reviews; extremely high praise
in succession; one by one
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp