squared timber; rectangular lumber
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
land shark; land speculator
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
departure; leaving; going away; recession
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to correct oneself; to restate
odds and ends; all; every
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
bungalow; one-story house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
migration; move; emigration; immigration
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
land readjustment; town planning
email; e-mail; electronic mail
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)