close to the wall; alongside the wall
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
squared timber; rectangular lumber
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
if you do this; if this is the case
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
defense; defence; defensive preparations
form; shape; figure; morph
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
large number (of); many; majority
interference; intervention; meddling
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
convenient; handy; useful
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark