light; easy; non-serious; minor
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
many; a lot; much; multitude
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
firm; unshakeable; resolute
establishment; settlement
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right