to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
sympathy; empathy; response
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to thrust before; to thrust at
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
there being no use in arguing (about it)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
the same generation; coeval
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation