poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
opening fully; full throttle; full power
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
side table; bedside table
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
direct unforked road; straight path
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bungalow; one-story house
company housing; housing provided by one's company
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
gas station; petrol station
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to get slightly dirty (all over)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)