after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
king; monarch; ruler; champion
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(not so) much; (not) very
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
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
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
capacity; volume; capacitance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
person of doubtful origin
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind