garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
material; substance; matter
beforehand; in advance; previously
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
neighbourhood; neighborhood
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
genuine article; real thing; real deal
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to shout (in anger); to yell
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
don't you think?; indicates question