drawstring; release cord; lead (e.g. for a dog)
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
watering hole; watering place
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
being somewhat excited (agitated)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
excited condition; excited state
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care