hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
manners; behavior; behaviour
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
incoming telephone call; telegram received
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
epidemic; plague; pestilence
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
interplanetary cruise; planetary travel
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
female high-school student
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to resound; to make a stir
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
flight time; number of flight hours
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
softly; mildly; gently; politely
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit