possible; conceivable; likely; probable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to approach; to draw near
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
when it becomes; when it comes to