(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(in) his way; peculiar to him
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
folklore studies; folkloristics
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
example; specimen; sample
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
objective symptoms; symptoms observed by the doctor
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to leave as is; to ignore
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
new and old; incoming and outgoing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
counter for choices, options, etc.
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust