advance (moving forward); advance; prepayment
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
electric appliance store; electrician
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
although I say; although one might say; although called
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to be helpful; to be useful
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
snake; serpent; large snake
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
different thing; another question; different case
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
Japanese person; Japanese people
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
question; inquiry; enquiry