general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
housewarming gift; housewarming
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
Japanese (school) lunchroom; Japanese (school) cafeteria
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
article; thing; object; property; real estate
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
within the year; before the year is out
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
anniversary; commemoration
besides; in addition; also; moreover
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
one more time; once more; once again
to read aloud; to read to someone
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
regional colour (color); regional flavour (flavor)
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
research and development; R&D