fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
maintenance; preservation; improvement
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to surround; to crowd around
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
survival; survivor; relic
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
degree of familiarity; popularity
several hundred million years
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like