to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
highly unpredictable; touch and go
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
crown; diadem; bottle cap
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
mirror surface; lens surface
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
color scheme; colour scheme
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
hard fight; difficult struggle
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
emperor (of Japan); mikado
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
modesty; humility; being humble
waist; waistline; waist measurement
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
radical; extreme; eccentric
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy