article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
international law; law of nations
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
fortune-telling; divination
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
possession; retention; maintenance
settlement; permanent residency
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
legislation; development of laws
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
outer space; void of space
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
opposite side; opposition
even so; anyhow; at any rate
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
(police) detective; criminal matter