frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
dividing into four; quartering
one revolution; one rotation
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
diametrically opposed; antipodal
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
pointing out; identification
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
on-the-spot investigation
ability; capability; competence; skill
organ property; organic mechanism; constitution
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people