principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
electricity; (electric) light
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
here and there; everywhere
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
marshland; wetland; swampland
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
infrared rays; infrared radiation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to some extent; to a certain extent
reservation; putting on hold; deferment