as usual; as is one's habit
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
mobile sales (e.g. food trucks); mobile catering; route sales
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
bento; Japanese box lunch
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
information board; building directory
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
hanging garden; hanging gardens
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse