stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
I see; that's right; indeed
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
snowy; covered in deep snow
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
four (long cylindrical things)
fixed fitting (esp. window)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
only recently; just of late
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
as far as the eye can see
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued