materials; data; document
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to put on airs; to assume importance
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
several people; a few people
clerk; office worker; office staff
electricity; (electric) light
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
defense; defence; protection
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
interior; inside; internal
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in person; personally; directly
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
such ... as; or some such
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)