fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
parting; separation; farewell
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to squeeze out; to wring out
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty