hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in the mountains; among the mountains
family vacation; family trip
line; queue; procession; matrix
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
duty; obligation; responsibility
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action