shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
many; much; plenty; hardly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
myself; yourself; I; me; you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction