(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
honorific/polite/humble prefix
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
oblique line; forward slash
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely