if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to have one's name entered (in a list)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
(how) many times; (how) often
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
postponement; deferment; adjournment
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
mental; spiritual; emotional
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to clear away; to remove; to demolish