to continue; to keep up; to keep on
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
(political) power; authority; influence
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
portrait; likeness; picture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year