cloud movements; overhanging clouds
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
so what!; who gives a damn?
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
Buddhist memorial service
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to lose sight of; to miss
abstruse; occult; mysterious
to indicate; to show; to point to
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
expression; look; countenance; face
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass