close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
family; members of a family
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary citizen; the general public
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
such; like that; that sort of; very
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
reason; cause; circumstances
unique; peculiar; singular
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
imagination; supposition; guess
name; given name; first name
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't you think?; indicates question
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour