for example; for instance; e.g.
war; fighting; fierce competition
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
senior high school student
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
mountain range; mountain belt
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
single word; a few words; brief comment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)