long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to flare up; to burst into flames
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
preservation; retainment; keeping
carving; engraving; sculpture
fair; fair ball; fair (event)