temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
this sort of; this type of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
a step; short distance; short time
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
application; request; petition
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
immediately; at once; instantly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
diligent; hard-working; industrious
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
school building; schoolhouse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
scale; scope; plan; structure
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
how many years; how long; what year
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount