even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
observation; survey; watching
summer vacation; summer holiday
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
Gulf states; states bordering the Persian Gulf
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
supply; provision; raising; procurement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
woman; female; feminine gender
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to