previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
castle tower; keep; donjon
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
otherwise; if not; or else
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
moment; brief space of time
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be opposite; to face each other
to stop (plug) one's ears