blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to shake; to sway; to waver
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
refutation; rebuttal; retort
self-deception; self-deceit
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
detached; aloof; indifferent
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
the other day; a few days ago
order of chivalry; chivalric order
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but