to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
negotiations; discussions; connection
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to find out; to discover; to detect
near; nearby; not far off
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
central part; heart (of a city)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
still; even now; to this day
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)