at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
perception; sensing; noticing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
unfortunately; regrettably
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
front; frontage; facade; main
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
individual; one by one; separate; each
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
they; those guys; those fellows
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness