to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
meeting place; assembly hall
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
for example; for instance; e.g.
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be found; to be discovered
at least; at most; (even) just
optimism; taking an optimistic view
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
survey; exploration; field investigation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)