explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
later on; eventually; afterwards
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
hard to get; hard to come by
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
no!; no no!; no, not at all
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips