basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
overhasty; rash; premature
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
delay; putting off; procrastination
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
younger scholar; future reference
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
pupil; student; schoolchild
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining