plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to like; to love; to be fond of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
sympathy; compassion; pity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
brief review; brief comment
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
every year; yearly; annually
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil