bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
regret; repentance; remorse
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
planning; project; plan; design
festival; feast; carnival
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
leadership; initiative; spearhead
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scene; spectacle; sight; view
new student; freshman; first-year student
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
several years; a few years
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means