foolish question; stupid question; one's question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
function; facility; faculty; feature
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
wait until you actually see it
suited figure; person in a suit
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)