door; gate; opening; title page
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
surroundings; circumference
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
late at night; small hours of the morning
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
binoculars; field glasses
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
something wrapped in a furoshiki
coating (esp. lacquering)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unsurprising; trite; commonplace; mundane; hackneyed; garden variety (of)
hygiene; sanitation; health
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)