cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to pick up; to find; to gather
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
passing through without stopping; passing by
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if it is the case that ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to surge; to well up; to gush out
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good