to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to cense; to burn incense
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to have one's horizons broadened
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
man; male; masculine gender
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid