class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
real thing; original; actual
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one thin flat object; one sheet
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
how long; how far; how much
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
big frame; large figure; huge body
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life