journal; magazine; periodical
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
major earthquake; large earthquake
major war; great war; world war
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
only; merely; but; no more than
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
music school; music academy; conservatory
pupil; student; schoolchild
genius; prodigy; natural gift
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle