head; lead; vanguard; first
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
stepwise; one step at a time
literally; to the letter; literal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
imperial court; royal court
body; group; party; company; troupe
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
murder; killing; murderer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.