to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
now that you say that; now that you mention it
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
early (days); initial stage; initial
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
war; fighting; fierce competition
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to govern; to manage; to subdue
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
fields (of rice and other crops)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
postwar period; period after Second World War
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
serious; severe; grave; acute
to fight against; to oppose; to face
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
general; popular; common; typical
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
distinction; differentiation; classification