grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to start working; to take action
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
order of chivalry; chivalric order
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
flying column; detached force
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to pay attention; to be watchful
one example of (when there are more examples)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)