year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
don't worry about it; forget about it
elder sister; effeminate man
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
index finger; forefinger; second toe
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
novel; original; new; innovative
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it