territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
3rd day of the month; three days
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
prohibition; inhibition; ban
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
schedule; program; calendar
clear; precise; definite; distinct
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
that is to say; so that means
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
general; popular; common; typical
maintenance; preservation; improvement
long time; several hours; long spell
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly