putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
one's own work; making by oneself
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
destruction; collapse; crumbling
cracks or fissures in the ground
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be kind to; to treat kindly
handrail; railing; banister
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
rising; ascending; climbing
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
spell; charm; incantation; magic word