tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
conscious; deliberate; intentional
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
thickness; profundity; depth
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to stop walking; to pause
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
data collection; data acquisition
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
way; method; means; (technical) specification
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
beginning (of a century, etc.)
substitute article; back-up
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
medical book; medical journal
person who has committed suicide
death from disease; death from illness
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
personality; character; individuality; personhood
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance