quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
town; city; municipal; urban
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
recovery; rescue; recapture
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
eternal; unlimited; endless
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
advance payment; money paid in advance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to throw into; to toss into
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
decoration; ornament; trimmings
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
freshman; newly hired career-track company employee
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention