preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
small hill; low hill; hillock
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
national holiday; festival day
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
remains; corpse; (dead) body
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
imperial order; imperial decree
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
group; party; team; squad; section
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
all people; the whole nation
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
rather; sooner; preferably
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
health care worker; medical personnel
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel