unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
that is to say; so that means
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
returning from school; going home from school
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
button (clothing); push-button
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)