first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hot topic; talk of the town
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
no exception; without exception; always the same
festival merrymaking; revelry
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate; schizophrenia
menu; schedule; program; menu
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
station square; station plaza
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
award ceremony; prize-giving
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
one's post; place of work; workplace
international community; international society
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
public transportation; public transport
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm