visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
support; backing; patronage
first attack; first strike; first blow
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
(short) rest; breather; break
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
to become settled; to be fixed
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
to lose a closely fought contest
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
what proportion; what percentage
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
giving up; quitting; surrendering
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous