manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cause someone to worry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unpredictability; element of surprise
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
stochastic; probabilistic
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
information technology; IT
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)