general; popular; common; typical
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
function; facility; faculty; feature
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
literally; to the letter; literal
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
various places; several sources
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
growing wild (naturally); native
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to set (sun); to become dark
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
metre; meter; meter; gauge
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to carry; to bring (to a place)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point