stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
front; frontage; facade; main
open; spacious; extensive
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
commander; general; leader
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
intelligence; intellect; brains
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration