apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
normalization; normalisation
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
acceleration; speeding up
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to trace back to (the origins of something)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
mobilization; mobilisation
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
immediately; right away; on the spot
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while