image; figure; figure; form; image
very; greatly; exceedingly
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
feelings; thoughts; meaning
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
writing; composition; essay; sentence
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ill-mannered; overbearing
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to shoot or fire off an arrow
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored