classic (work, esp. book); the classics
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
bedside; near one's pillow
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
to look forward to something
dilapidated house; deserted house
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
thickness; profundity; depth
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
one room apartment; studio apartment
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
largish; biggish; a little bit larger