dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to boil strongly; to be excited
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to become keen on; to get passionate about
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
interference; obstruction; sabotage
to some extent; to a certain extent
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher