dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
little by little; bit by bit
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
steamship; steamboat; steamer
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
starboard (right side of vessel)
step; stride; counter for steps
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)