town; city; municipal; urban
weight; heavyweight boxer
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
switching over to; migration; transition
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
perception; sensation; awareness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
natto (fermented soybeans)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
sales; selling; marketing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind