infancy; childish; infantile; immature
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to compete with; to vie for
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
friction; discord; strife
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
difference; discrepancy; variation