sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
study; diligence; discount; reduction
from one's seat; without stirring
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
selection; choice; option
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
society; the world; the times
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
how many months?; how long?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
place; situation; position; location
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
stairs; stairway; staircase