denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
social; societal; societary
world; society; people; the public
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
considerably; greatly; a lot
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
reason; cause; whys and wherefores; particulars
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
mass communication; mass media
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered