to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
chance (of success); odds
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup