to attract attention; to come into the limelight
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
mourning (dead persons); memorial
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
in spite of; regardless of
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
if it is the case that ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
method of operation; operating procedure
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something