to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
permission; approval; authorization; license
voyage; passage; travelling
prohibition; inhibition; ban
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
existence; possession; having; limited company
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
opposite side; opposition
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly