continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
archipelago; group of islands
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
transparency; degree of clearness
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
outside the country; abroad
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
military man; warrior; soldier
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
instead; but (on the other hand)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to move around; to move about; to get around