stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
right angle; perpendicular
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
on countless occasions; many a time
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
left side; left-hand side
chalk (mineral); white wall
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
admiration; wonder; astonishment
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
postwar period; period after Second World War
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to take over; to hand over
powerful person; influential person
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
palatial residence; stately mansion
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far