unprecedented; never seen before
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lowercase letter; small letter
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed; investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to behave well (of a child)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
standing close together; bristling (with)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
valuable article; valuables
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
handicraft; industrial art object
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)