just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
retention; maintenance; preservation
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
ability; performance; efficiency
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
headquarters; head office; main office
near; nearby; not far off
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
pigment; paint; colour; color
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
breakthrough; great discovery
to be helpful; to be useful