box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
living thing; living creature; animal; life
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
official divorce registration papers
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense