speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
analepticum; restorative medicine
advanced level; high grade; senior
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
carefree; free from worry
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
festival; feast; carnival
prejudice; bias; distorted view
local specialty; special product (of a region)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meal ticket; meal voucher
to well up; to burst; to arise
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one more time; once more; once again
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
founder; originator; pioneer
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine