dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
to recall; to remember; to recollect
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
personality; style; appearance
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to lean against; to set against
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
3000; three thousand; many
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint