culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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field; sphere; realm; division; branch
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
failure; mistake; blunder
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
serious; severe; grave; acute
to think too much; to be over-concerned
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
materials; data; document
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
planning; project; plan; design
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one example of (when there are more examples)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
general manager; director-general
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy