explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
international; diplomatic intercourse
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
just one person; only one
chief; main; principal; important
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
this place; where one comes from; here
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to recall; to remember; to recollect
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap