seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
effect; result; worth; use; avail
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
indeed; really; truly; very much
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
(one) letter; (one) character
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of