damp; moist (negative nuance)
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
script; screenplay; scenario
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; sight; scenario; setting
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
but; however; provided that
legendary; fabled; fabulous
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)