release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
union; joining; conjugation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
the big two...; two major...; two main...
disease affecting an entire nation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
side dish; supplementary food
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
disease; ailment; illness
vitamin deficiency disease; avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis
seborrheic dermatitis; seborrheic eczema
subacute; subacute illness
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
group; bunch; crowd; group
unprecedented; never seen before
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move