one end; an end; part; fragment
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
demesne; estate; private land; private property
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to talk together; to chat together
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
mistress; kept woman; concubine
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
care; precaution; guarding; caution
in person; personally; (do) oneself
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)