main cause; primary factor
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
core; core; hardcore; all-out
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
piece of meat; cut of meat
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
early (days); initial stage; initial
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
diversion; putting something to another use
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
opening ceremony (of the school term)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend