pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
election campaign strategy; election tactics
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
main library; central library
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
in the city; within the city
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card