thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
edge of the eaves; house frontage
new book; new publication
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
coating (esp. lacquering)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
colour; color; hue; tints
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
name; given name; first name
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
artistic work; literary work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
really; truly; indeed; good grief
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time