cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
sudden change; sudden turn
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
relation; connection; relevance
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
even though; despite; when
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)