one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
contrary to one's expectations
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to come and go; to go back and forth
daily allowance; daily wages
day laborer; day labourer
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to be softened; to calm down
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
postcard; memo; note; card
number of characters; character count
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
high spirits; gleeful mood
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
water shortage; shortage of water supply
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire