halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
preservation; retainment; keeping
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
primary school; elementary school; grade school
sports ground; sports oval
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
frequency (of occurrence)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
as if nothing had happened
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost