sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
inexpert or untrained eyes
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
world; society; people; the public
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
constitution; rules; regulation
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
health; healthy; sound; fit
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
phase; aspect; field; side
sanitation; public health