chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to play a central role; to take a leading part
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
strategy meeting; council of war
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
set of three; three sets; three classes
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
several hundred; hundreds (of)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
recovery; undoing; recall
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
in the meantime; meanwhile
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to make one's rounds; to patrol