obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be surprised; to be astonished
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...