word; term; language; speech
town; city; municipal; urban
convenience; handiness; usefulness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
not worth considering; out of the question
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
more than usual (usu. time)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
coping; top rail; top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hidden room; secret chamber
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
zip-line; zip line; zip wire
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
for use by children; for children
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame