union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
parent-teacher association; PTA
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
watchful waiting; careful supervision
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
throat; important part; vital area
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
control; management (e.g. of a business)
municipal office; council; city hall
connection; link; relationship
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
firm; strong; solid; stable
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
territorial relationship; regional bond
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
intelligence network; information network
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
how many years; how long; what year
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)