itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
journey time; travelling time; travel time; transit time; run time
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
riding time; time spent aboard a bus, train etc.
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
great success; huge success
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
separate; special; another; separately
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony