to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
royal castle; imperial castle
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
door; gate; opening; title page
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
since; henceforth; ever since
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
vice; immorality; corruption
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
large number (of); many; majority
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
assertion; declaration; affirmation
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
depression; low spirits; dejection
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal