charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
deep inside; innermost place
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with