blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
time; hour; period; class
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
again; once more; a second time
to gather; to collect; to assemble
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in succession; one by one
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
beginning; outset; first; onset
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
suffix for familiar person