column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
water filter; water purification system
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
germination; sprouting; budding
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
amount left over; remaining portion
using together (jointly); used at the same time
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
stomach ache; abdominal pain
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
second; number two; runner-up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for