punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
establishment of a university
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
8000; eight thousand; many
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
drama; theatre; theater; play
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
food and drink; eating and drinking
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
home area; home town; local
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
cooperation; coordination; link
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)