sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
drought; long spell of dry weather
the people; citizens; the populace
commander; general; leader
famous sword; excellent sword
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata); hardy orange
but; however; although; though
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
Western music; European music
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
built-in; fixed; attached
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light