the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
territory; domain; dominion; possession
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be saved up (of money)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
estimate (of costs); budget
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
all; entire; whole; altogether
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
without permission; without notice
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
nonchalant air; unruffled air
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience