to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
newspaper reporter; print journalist
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
period of time; time slot; time zone
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
serialization; serialisation; serial story
planning; plan; project; arrangements
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
dream for the future; hopes for the future
soccer player; football player; footballer