stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
although; but; even though; I wish that
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
settlement; conclusion; summary
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sense of color; sense of colour
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
nesting hole; burrow; den
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
the same generation; coeval
neighbourhood; neighborhood
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
first thing in the morning
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
what sort of; what kind of; what way
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
unanticipated; unexpected
separate day; another day
spread; span; expanse; extent
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
round shape; circle; circular form
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination