to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
the present time; current
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
labor problem; labour problem
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
literature; books (reference); document
reaching; attaining; arrival
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
government-owned; state-owned
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
new book; new publication
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
main; principal; chief; primary; major
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
laxative; purgative; evacuant
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous