ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to project; to stick out; to stand out
front; frontage; facade; main
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
disabled soldier; crippled soldier
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
nowadays; in this day and age
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
spare time; free time; leisure
study; diligence; discount; reduction