collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to push (something) against
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
metallic sound; metallic clank
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
such ... as; or some such
all; entire; whole; altogether
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
please (give me); please (do for me)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.