moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
trend; tendency; momentum
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower