this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
although I say; although one might say; although called
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
communication skills; communication ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
one thin flat object; one sheet
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
among these; between these; of these