easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
funeral; burial; condolence
this side; in the forefront
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
front; frontage; facade; main
third stage; three stages
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
image; figure; figure; form; image
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
man; male; masculine gender
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
god of war; (fig.) war hero
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
construction; architecture (of buildings)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched