public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Japanese person; Japanese people
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
nationalism; extreme patriotism
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
religion and politics; church and state
publish; start (new) publication
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
personality; style; appearance
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
two persons; two people; pair; couple