stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
in the mountains; among the mountains
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
guess; speculation; supposition
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
succession; continuation; series; sequence
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
letter by letter; character by character
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite