ancient times; distant past; antiquity
symbol; code; sign; notation
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
corridor; hallway; passageway
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
framing (e.g. a picture); flaming; hostile and insulting interaction between persons over the internet
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
two (long cylindrical things)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
start; origin; beginnings
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step