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mark, sign; symbol, emblem; badge, crest, flag; evidence, proof; token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)

Buddha, Shakyamuni; Buddhist image, figure of Buddha; the dead, dead person, departed soul; merciful person

meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet; society, association, club

ring, circle, loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

opponent, rival, adversary; menace, danger, threat, enemy

middle of the night, dead of night

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice

ball, sphere, globe, orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet; ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature), character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; okonomiyaki; coin; precious, beautiful, excellent

(approximate) time, around, about, toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year, season

example, instance, illustration, case; precedent; custom, habit, practice, usage

district, region, area, locality; the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area; civilian society

rim, brim, edge, brink

field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

bone; frame; outline, core; backbone, spirit, fortitude; laborious, troublesome, difficult

occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when

crop, crops, (agricultural) produce, farm products

Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss; clan; he, him; counter for people

seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach); progeny, offspring, issue, breed; paternal blood, lineage; sperm, semen, seed; cause, source, seed, origin; material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story); ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven; mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery; 10-point card, tane, animal card

raw, uncooked, fresh; natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed; unprotected (sex), raw, bareback; live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude; impudence, sauciness; unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer; blank (e.g. disk), unused; just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-; insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory; cash; tipsiness

moreover, furthermore; nevertheless, and yet

end, tip, top; end (of the year, month, etc.), close; youngest child; descendants, offspring, posterity; future; (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of; trifles, trivialities; degenerate age