body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
manner of using one's hands
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to squash; to crush; to flatten
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
coexistence; living together
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
field; sports stadium; arena
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile