main cause; primary factor
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
not necessarily so; is not always true
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
reason; cause; circumstances
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
manipulation of information; spin
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to be propagated
that's a different matter; that's a different story
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect