accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
otherwise; if not; or else
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
in deep black; in jet black
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
recovery; undoing; recall
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
weird; disgusting; sickening
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable