stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
scale; scope; plan; structure
secret; private; surreptitious
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
back street; back alley; off-street
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
man; male; masculine gender
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tone (of voice); manner of talking
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
process; course; mechanism
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tail (animal); tail end; tip
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)