one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
square kilometer; square kilometre
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
go (board game); being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
several years; a few years
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hotel charge; lodging expense
every month; each month; monthly
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense