white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
Fibonacci sequence; Fibonacci numbers; Fibonacci series
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
beginning; opening; start; outset
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
metallic sound; metallic clank
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide