anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
being under military occupation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to throw away; to abandon
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to throw oneself (into an activity)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
calm; composed; leisurely
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify