area; region; district; locality
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
territory; domain; dominion; possession
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hills and fields; hill and dale
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
chance; opportunity; occasion
complete; whole; perfect; safe
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
cooking; food preparation
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right