regulation; adjustment; control
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
practice; practising; experience
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support