I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
suddenly; all of a sudden
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
cut; reduction; curtailment
another thing; exception; special case
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
cracks or fissures in the ground
novel; original; new; innovative
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
second basement level; subbasement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
much less; to say nothing of
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
metal plate; metallic plate
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
nod; inclination of the head
having missing teeth; toothlessness
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret