center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
comparatively; relatively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
difference; variation; difference
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
for example; for instance; e.g.
flour; meal; powder; dust
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
powder snow; powdery snow
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
hello; good day; good afternoon
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
great writer; major writer
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money