life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
had better ...; had better not ...
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
declaration of war; proclamation of war
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
(in) the air; midair; sky
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
right beside; close to; nearby
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
trivial; not amounting to much
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
near; nearby; not far off
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
good news; happy news; glad tidings
counter for birds or rabbits
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate