to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
different opinion; objection
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
how long; how far; how much
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to become inverted; to become reversed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
front; frontage; facade; main
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
door; gate; opening; title page
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
archery; mapping; map; morphism
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much