colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
thereupon; shortly thereafter
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
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
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
splish-splash; with a splash
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
conviction; belief; confidence
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
several people; a few people
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet