strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(social) position; status
to occupy; to hold; to command; to account for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
nature; property; disposition
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be surprised; to be astonished
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager