to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
(made of) stone; stone-built
moisture; humidity; dampness
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
how long; how far; how much
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
older brother and younger sister