horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
pre-war days; before the war
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
many; much; plenty; hardly
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to gather; to collect; to assemble
ordinary citizen; the general public
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
eccentric; crank; oddball
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
research and development; R&D
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.