fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
how many years; how long; what year
question; inquiry; enquiry
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
systematic; regular; routine
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
memory; sense; experience
literature; books (reference); document
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
change in appearance; transformation
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture