flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
solitude; loneliness; isolation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
many; a lot; much; multitude
each place; various places
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to mark the end; to spell the end
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
contemplation; meditation
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
cannot be compared with; no match for
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
one's assessment of the situation
to take measures (against); to take steps
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now