absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
character sketch; comments on personalities
badness; evilness; bad; evil
subtracting points; points deducted
form; method; system; formula
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
still (continuing); as ever; further
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
huge rock; firmness; solidity
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
brand name; trade name; product name
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé