advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
plural; multiple; several
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
when it becomes; when it comes to
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
feeling; sense; impression
to surround; to crowd around
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
some people; a few people; several people