gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
while; during; performed in this condition
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
anything and everything; just about everything
sympathy; empathy; response
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to accept; to receive; to agree
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to be contrary to one's expectations
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
chair; stool; post; office; position
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
the first and second; a few
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression