lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
front; frontage; facade; main
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
series (e.g. electrical); serial
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
right to know; right to access information
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river