moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(the) executive; administration; leadership
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
form; shape; figure; visage
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
difference; variation; difference
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to gather; to collect; to assemble
somehow; for some reason or other
study group; study meeting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to