qualitative difference; disparity; gap
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
question; inquiry; enquiry
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
one large ...; a great ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
great person; great figure; person of great character
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
planning; plan; project; arrangements
for example; for instance; e.g.
national holiday; public holiday
to increase; to add to; to augment
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
construction; establishment
memory; sense; experience
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
ballot paper; voting paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)