district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
grammatical; grammatically
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
reason; circumstances; meaning
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
but; however; provided that
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
without doubt; certain; sure
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice