plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
support; backing; aid; assistance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
explanation; interpretation
way out; means to escape; escape route
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
comfort; consolation; diversion
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
long ago; already; a long time ago
surely; certainly; without doubt
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
new product; new line (of products)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality