snakes and scorpions; something detestable
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
virtue; charm; merit; good point
principle of laissez-faire
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
real thing; original; actual
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
not (that), but rather (something else); without
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
videophone; video telephone; video call
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
to buy again; to buy anew
how long; how far; how much
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to go crazy; to go off one's head
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
major cleanup; spring cleaning
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
to be jealous; to be envious