like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she