to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to relapse; to reassert; to review
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
space (room, area, outer space)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
another thing; other things; another man's property
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with curious eyes; curiously
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness