distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
carefree; free from worry
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
economic revitalization; economic revitalisation; rebuilding of an economy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
first year; initial (year)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
excessive; too much; unreasonable
chart; diagram; graph; figure
to play a central role; to take a leading part
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
to become hoarse; to become husky
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to