being about to cry; the verge of tears
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
natural; reasonable; understandable
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
sign; mark; marker; marker
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
fireworks display; display of fireworks
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
rare; uncommon; not often seen