positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
such ... as; or some such
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
based on; built on; made from
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
beginning; outset; first; onset
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
five (long cylindrical things)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
place; situation; position; location
point of reference; reference point
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
change of key (during piece); modulation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
space; interval; space character; whitespace