pearl; purl (knitting stitch)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
serious; severe; grave; acute
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
on countless occasions; many a time
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
experiment; experimentation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
progress; advance; improvement; development
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
workshop; studio; atelier
trial product; prototype model
don't you think?; indicates question
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
civilized person; civilized people
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
name; given name; first name
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)