absence; disregard; indifference
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
depending on; dependent on
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
general; popular; common; typical
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
destruction; collapse; crumbling
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
surname; family name; last name
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible