inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
several sheets (flat objects)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
study; library; den; home office; reading room
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
number; number plate; license plate
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
like this; this sort; this way
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to need; to call for; to require
reason for being; raison d'être
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary