stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
way of speaking; intimation
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
notes; comment; remark; annotation
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
system; organization; organisation; architecture
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
few decades; many decades; several decades
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
discovery; detection; finding
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
bento; Japanese box lunch
water's edge; waterside; shore
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to collect; to assemble; to gather
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
four-digit number; thousands column
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column