extreme sadist; very sadistic
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
school of one's (first, second) choice
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
the way back; the way home; return trip
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
in the city; within the city
largest class; top category
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
now that; since; so long as; because
research; study; investigation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
library; book collection; paperback book
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
historical play; period drama