from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to collect; to assemble; to gather
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
research expenses; research costs
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
aquarium (building); oceanarium
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)