amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to triumph; to be elated with success
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
ninja house; ninja residence
it's not like; it isn't as if
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
insertion; inlaying; immersion
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)