lateness; tardiness; arriving late
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
to dye; to colour; to color
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
alteration; falsification; faking
one's family; family member
accomplishment; execution
no, not like that (but like this)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
several types; several kinds; several species
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
unspecified large number (of people)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
security firm; security company
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
idol group; boy band; girl group
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion