sound (of a sentence); euphony
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
preference; priority; precedence
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
each nation; many nations; many countries
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
in succession; one by one
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
of course; certainly; naturally
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
summit meeting; top-level conference
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
consequence; result; conclusion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality