piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
branch; branch office; subdivision
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
fruits and vegetables; produce
type of occupation; occupational category
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
calming down; quieting down
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
full name; family name; clan
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
second grade; second class; secondary
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
preliminary step; first step
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
lethality; killing effectiveness