good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
leaving a matter to chance
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to make a mistake; to blunder
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to begin talking; to open up
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
time; season; period; phase; stage
for your information; I'm telling you
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to rebuild; to reconstruct
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
unique; peculiar; singular
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space