floor above; floor upstairs
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
author; writer; novelist; artist
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
in accordance with; according to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to ask a question; to ask questions
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
elementary; basic; rudimentary
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
way; method; means; resource; course
naturally; of course; understandably
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission