beginning (of a century, etc.)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
main theater of war; principal battlefield
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cake served with tea; teacake
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
to let out a cry; to break forth
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
disintegration; self-destruction
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
clause; article; stipulations
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to explain adequately; to be accountable
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)