scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to stop walking; to pause
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
prohibition; inhibition; ban
solitude; loneliness; isolation
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress