straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
gem; jewel; precious stone
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
place; situation; position; location
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
comparatively; relatively
fourth day of the month; four days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
very much; very many; more and more
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
study; diligence; discount; reduction
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
writing; composition; essay; sentence
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
go that far; to that extent
seeing one off; farewell; escort
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means