almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
level ground; plain; flatland
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to peel; to skin; to pare
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
like this; this sort; this way
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd