sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart