loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
genuine article; real thing; real deal
just because; even if; even though
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
very much; very many; more and more
study; research; investigation
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to cross the line; to go too far
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
something like ...; something called ...
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
as; because; with; due to
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
end of life; death; annihilation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to cry and shout; to scream
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical