sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
glad countenance; joyful look
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
front; frontage; facade; main
worried look; melancholy air
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old man; venerable gentleman
tinder; melted candle wax
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
transportation by water (e.g. by ship)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
good; goodness; right; virtue
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
near; close; beside; third person
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
white stone; white (go pieces)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly