to comfort; to console; to amuse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
front; frontage; facade; main
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to look upwards; to look up
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
don't you think?; indicates question
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
this (very thing); this precisely
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
beyond comparison; incomparable
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap