publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
urban area; urban district
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
information technology; IT
pronunciation; production of sound
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation ceremony; commencement
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
new student; freshman; first-year student
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
strange; rare; novel; curious
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
four characters; four letters
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
demonstration; show of force