question; inquiry; enquiry
second (unit of time); arc second
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
for example; for instance; e.g.
wooden house; frame house (building)
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
property; fortune; assets
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
together; at the same time; same; identical
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
beforehand; in advance; previously
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
double suicide; lovers' suicide
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
behind with everything; too late; reactive