nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
gradually; slowly but steadily
anything and everything; just about everything
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
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)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to bring; to take; to bring about
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
superb view; picturesque scenery
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
round; spherical; circular
perfectly round; perfectly circular
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
richly colored; richly coloured
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress