ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
president (of a society); chairman
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
iron rust; iron hydroxide
feel (of a material); texture
disaster film; disaster movie
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
body; physique; build; stature
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
personal grudge; personal enmity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
distinction; discrimination
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
popular spot; popular place; popular location
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
guard; sentinel; garrison