to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
because of; owing to; due to
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
round shape; circle; circular form
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
anything and everything; just about everything
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to shake one's head (in denial)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
at the last moment; this late in the game
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle