miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
standing tall; towering; soaring
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
monolith; large slab of rock
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
drama; play; powerful drug
urban area; urban district
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
recovery; rescue; recapture
pointer (dog breed); English pointer; pointer (rod); pointing stick; (mouse) pointer; mouse cursor
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
considerably; fairly; quite
conference room; council room
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter