various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
various countries; various regions; various provinces
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to accept; to receive; to agree
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
town; city; municipal; urban
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
prohibition; inhibition; ban
research; study; investigation
experiment; experimentation
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
recommendation; endorsement
around the world; throughout the world
enterprise; business; company; corporation
government; administration; ministry
support; backing; aid; assistance
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building