mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
letter; missive; note; mail
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
royal capital; imperial capital
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
news; word; tidings; omen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
though; notwithstanding; although
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
heir; inheritor; successor
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
meaning; significance; sense
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
just a minute; small quantity
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
commitment; pledge; promise
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy