exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
half and half; fifty-fifty
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
origin; beginning; source; rise
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
free time; time at leisure
general (variety) store (shop)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
import; importation; introduction; afferent
inventor; designer; planner
low (level, value, price, etc.)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath