after a long time; for the first time in a while
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to finger; to tamper (with)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
ability; capability; skill
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
cost of one's food; one's board
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
construction; establishment
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life