uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
dominion; territory; possession
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
one's possessions; ownership
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tedious; boring; being fed up with
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
indescribable; having no way to express
to make a speech; to address
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
triumphant return; returning in triumph