measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
world; society; people; the public
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
belly-button lint; navel fluff
to concern; to be related
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
distress; wretched condition
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
beautiful; good; excellent
arts and sciences; liberal arts
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
one large ...; a great ...
multinational; transnational
street; quarter; district; area
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)