article; news story; report; account
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
war; fighting; fierce competition
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
suffix for familiar person
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
highball; whisky and soda
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
understood; I see; OK; present; here
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
at work; in the midst of work; working