kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
had better ...; had better not ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
many; much; plenty; hardly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
is something that; is that which
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
individual; private person; personal; natural person
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot