kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
business trip; official trip
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
a few years ago; some years back
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
ago; since; before; previous
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
standard; set; routine; decided