difference; disparity; gap
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one after another; in succession
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
forced repatriation; deportation
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
interest; rights; concession
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
having said that; on the other hand
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fifth day of the month; five days