barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
be (that) as it may; having said that
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
defense; defence; protection
head; brains; intellect; understanding
pair; the two; both persons; both things
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
serious; severe; grave; acute
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
although I say; although one might say; although called
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
melting; fusion; liquefaction
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
vomiting blood; hematemesis
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind