historic; historical; traditional
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
odd couple; incongruous couple
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
this and that; one thing or another
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
man; male; masculine gender
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
underground lake; subterranean lake
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)