harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to stiffen; to become stiff
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
sense of humor; sense of humour
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to become pale; to turn pale
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little