to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
writing; composition; essay; sentence
calamity; disaster; misfortune
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to die out; to become extinct
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
novel; story; (work of) fiction
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)