in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
chair; stool; post; office; position
knowing; (an) acquaintance
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
approval; license; licence; permission
occupation forces; occupation army
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
pretext; pretense; pretence
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
sphere; circle; range; category
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
how long; how far; how much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
construction; establishment
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
inside; interior; inner part