nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
beyond that point; after that
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
something like ...; something called ...
twig used in grafting; budwood
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
top of the head; crown of the head
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
overhasty; rash; premature
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
belly meat (from a fish, esp. salmon)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
yearned for; longed for; missed
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
here and there; everywhere
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
being bad at communication; being unsociable
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to shout (in anger); to yell
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way