blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
we have a result!; game over!; match!
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
lost article; lost property
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
means of transportation; means of transport
inscrutable; incomprehensible
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
premises search; household search
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
land near a castle; castle town
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
in a day; in a brief space of time