record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
process; course; mechanism
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nothing but; except; no more than
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
single word; a few words; brief comment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how much; how many; to what extent
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable