day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
participation; joining; entry; adherence
royal capital; imperial capital
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
deep emotion; strong feelings
building time; construction period
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in comparison to; rather than
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally