long time; several hours; long spell
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
long ago; a long time ago; already
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
design; idea; conception; plan
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when