Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
our country; our land; one's own country
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
such ... as; or some such
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wine shop; liquor store; pub; heavy drinker
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
family; relatives; dependents; household
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
An Lushan Rebellion (in China; 755-763 CE); An-Shi Rebellion
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.