(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to do for (the sake of someone else)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
reconfirmation; double check
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
infant; baby; little child
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)