to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
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)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
large number of words; (lit.) sea of words
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be opposite; to face each other
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester