to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
mailbox; letter box; mailbox; inbox
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
for today; for the time being
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
calamity; disaster; accident
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
consumption; expenditure; spending
general store; general dealer; jack-of-all-trades; jill-of-all-trades
to buy again; to buy anew
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain