... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
uninhabited island; desert island
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
environment; surroundings; circumstances
and so; therefore; for that reason
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
large number (of); many; majority
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
liner; regularly scheduled ship
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not