partly open; in half bloom
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(not) a single person; (no) one
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
calamity; disaster; misfortune
this world; this life; world of the living
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
two halves of the whole; two wheels on which everything rolls
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
within; inside of; less than
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)