custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
end of consecutive holidays
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
beginning; outset; first; onset
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
in succession; one by one
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
such; this sort of; like this
already; now; no longer; not any more
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
top news; front-page news; lead story
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to turn towards; to point
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
number of pages; page space
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level