area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
a few years ago; some years back
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
many; much; plenty; hardly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
(one's) quota; assignment
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
action of making something; -ification
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
donation; contribution; offering
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
testimony; (verbal) evidence
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
how long; how much; to what extent
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
behind; in the rear; in back