to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
appearance; figure; shape; form
particularly; only; in the case of
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
but; however; provided that
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number