character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
rational; reasonable; logical
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
build; physique; frame; constitution
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to hide; to conceal oneself
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
because of; owing to; due to
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
ability to think up names; knack for naming things