remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
hard fighting; close contest
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
the other day; some time ago; recently
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
what time; (lit.) which hour
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition