half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
reaching; attaining; arrival
death rate; mortality rate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
wherein; therein; thereinto
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
unprecedented; never seen before
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
single word; a few words; brief comment
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
again; once more; a second time
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal