personification; impersonation; embodiment
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to come and go; to go back and forth
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
royal castle; imperial castle
land near a castle; castle town
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to become pale; to turn pale
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
rather; better; instead; if anything
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
meanwhile; in the meantime