change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
mass communication; mass media
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
periodic; regular; routine
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(political) power; authority; influence
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one thin flat object; one sheet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to collect; to assemble; to gather
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion