sentence; verdict; pronouncement
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hide; to keep to oneself
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to serve; to work for; to attend
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
simply; merely; only; solely
nature; property; disposition
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated