confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
settlement; solution; resolution
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cannibalism; anthropophagism
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
frequency (of occurrence)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally