penalty for contract breach; forfeit
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
on and after; from ... onward; since
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
a glance; a look; a glimpse
number of times; frequency; count
application; request; petition
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
another; different; separate; discrete
to sit for an examination
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
clear writing; specification
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
individual; private person; personal; natural person
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
free (of charge); gratuitous
reissue (of a book, bond, passport, etc.); republication
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
transactions; dealings; business
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations