near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
of course; certainly; naturally
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
society; the world; the times
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
rather; better; instead; if anything
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Abenomics; economic and monetary policies of Shinzo Abe, 90th and 96th prime minister of Japan, during his second term
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cold reception; inhospitality
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
journal; magazine; periodical
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one's post; place of work; workplace
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention