contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
smooth (i.e. without problems)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
invisibly; secretly; privately
ramification; branching off
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to take away; to carry off
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere