the whole day; all the day
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
general; popular; common; typical
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
armed forces; military; troops
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate