thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
surroundings; environs; circumference
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to read aloud; to read to someone
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
here and there; in places
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
several people; a few people