10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
white paper (government report)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)