presence (impressive quality)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to be erected; to be built
founder; organizer; organiser
image; figure; figure; form; image
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
club activities; extracurricular activities
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
heart; guts; nerve; central part
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
all (there is); as long as there is
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
dozens; scores of; decades
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to tower over the surroundings
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
evening sky; twilight sky
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode