to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to differ; to vary; to disagree
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
absorption; suction; attraction
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
at that time; in those days
quality (of a product or a service)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
how much; how many; however
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
delicate; gentle; fleeting
to squash; to crush; to flatten
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
but; however; even though; even if
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
preservation of machinery or vehicles for display purposes (i.e. no longer operational)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
questionnaire; survey; poll