does not seem; unlikely; improbable
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica); blister beetle; oil beetle
along the road; at the side of the road
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
guard; security (officer); guardsman
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to make an appeal; to urge
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
official announcement; proclamation
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation