to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
at someone's (something's) mercy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
self control; self restraint
in that way; like that; that way
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
remembrance; recollection; recognition
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
several years; a few years
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
growth period; growing season
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy