(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
quarrel; dispute; argument
the same kind; accomplice; partner
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
end of a road; end of a street
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
stones and trees; sticks and stones; apathetic person; cold-hearted person; (arch.) brown coal
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
not understanding; not knowing
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
to make something resound