as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to play a central role; to take a leading part
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
advance; moving forward; progress
lading; loading; carrying
weight; heavyweight boxer
dozens; scores of; decades
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
bow (of boat); prow; stem
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
both hands; both arms; ten
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
general manager; director-general
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
almost every day; almost daily
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic