protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
artificial island city; floating city
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
estimate (of costs); budget
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tension; mental strain; nervousness
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)