gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
special prosecutor (e.g. United States); special counsel
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
convenient; handy; useful
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tool; implement; means; furniture
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
event; phenomenon; matter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
appointment; assignment; promotion
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze
to some extent; to a certain extent
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
in name only; titular; nominal