close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
hot topic; talk of the town
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
throwaway; disposable; single-use
specialization; specialisation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
share; portion; quota; cut
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings