rather than; more ... than ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
research funds; research expenses
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
caller; visitor; company; guest
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
curl; curly hair; ringlet
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
family; relatives; dependents; household
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement