very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
construction; architecture (of buildings)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to become dim; to become blurred
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
monolith; large slab of rock
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
indescribable; having no way to express
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just now; at this moment; at this point of time