query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
welcome!; nice to see you!
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
one's first campaign; one's first battle
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
high laced shoes or boots
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
feigned; pretending (not to know)
information board; building directory
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
stairs; stairway; staircase
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
everywhere; all over; throughout
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
counter for books; volume
collection of books; (personal) library
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
round shape; circle; circular form
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined