space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
for example; for instance; e.g.
numerator; molecule; member; element
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
fusion; melting; liquefaction
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy