pure; true; genuine; unmixed
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
person who has committed suicide
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
wide difference; a world of difference
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
establishment; settlement
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
specialization; specialisation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
surname; family name; last name
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
depiction; description; portrayal
certain; definite; clear; credible
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially