earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
going through; going via; going by way of
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
eighth day of the month; eight days
running the whole distance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
but; however; provided that
schedule; program; programme; agenda
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
tenth day of the month; ten days
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
relatively; comparatively
leaving a matter to chance
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
guard; security (officer); guardsman
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
such; like that; that sort of; very
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances