spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
witnessing; observing; sighting
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to indicate; to show; to point to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
until now; so far; up to the present
word game; wordplay; playing with words
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable