degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
battle formation; military formation
to join forces with; to cooperate with
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to grow up; to become an adult
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
your company; your shrine
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
episode; anecdote; vignette
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
guard; security (officer); guardsman
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
socks; sock; stockings; stocking