example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
maintenance; preservation; improvement
right beside; close to; nearby
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
existence; being; presence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
silence (not speaking); muteness
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to