construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
three; three years of age
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to bury; to embed; to implant
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to move forward; to move on
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known