recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
window; window (shop display)
wipe (film transition); picture-in-picture; PiP; wipe; tissue
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tool; implement; means; furniture
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
beforehand; in advance; previously
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to begin; to set about; to start
duty; function; office; mission; task
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn