(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
front entrance; front door
station; office; guardroom
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
prime minister; premier; chancellor