near; close; beside; third person
to be erected; to be built
to spend time (on doing something)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
very interesting; of great interest
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
emperor (of Japan); mikado
pupil; student; schoolchild
royal capital; imperial capital
school building; schoolhouse
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
science and technology; scientific technique
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
living thing; living creature; animal; life
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
looks; personal appearance; features
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)