to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to walk away; to walk off
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
point in common; common feature
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur; the big day
messenger; envoy; emissary
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
talking about memories; reminiscences
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)