gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
silverware; silver tableware
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
everywhere; all over; throughout
wall clock; grandfather clock
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
job application form; employee satisfaction
proper; respectable; decent; honest
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
from the beginning; from scratch
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
since when; from when; how long
training (animals); breaking (animals)
fear; dread; fright; willies
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
lineage; pedigree; family line