foolish question; stupid question; one's question
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
world; society; people; the public
knowledge; information; opinion; view
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
events of the day; current affairs
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
railroad; railway; rail transport
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
quick-witted; quick to understand
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to use (something) as a selling point
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
business conditions; business category; line of business
public facilities; utilities
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as you can imagine; as imagined
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!