true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
failure; mistake; blunder
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to appease; to suppress; to calm
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
how; in what way; how about; questionable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
the opposite sex; isomerism
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
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)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
calming down; quieting down
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to shake one's head (in denial)