needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
state of mind; mentality; psychology
daily update; updating daily
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to find out; to discover; to locate
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
leaving everything up to someone else