consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
this world; this life; world of the living
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
incident; affair; happening; event
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
each nation; many nations; many countries
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
name recognition; established reputation
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
income; receipts; revenue
sharp increase; sudden rise
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
too many to count; too numerous to mention
degree of familiarity; popularity
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sales promotion; hard selling
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
proposal; proposition; suggestion
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
headquarters; head office; main office
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden