chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
leader; authority; mainstay
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
arbitration; intercession; mediation
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
breakthrough; great discovery
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
phantom; vision; illusion
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
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
comparison; something worthy of comparison
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle