reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
phase space; topological space
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
one's original family name; maiden name
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
reduction in friction; lubrication
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to correct oneself; to restate
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to devour; to bite to death
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
male homosexuality; pederasty
damp; moist (negative nuance)
immorality; iniquity; impropriety