desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
grave goods; burial accessories
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
carelessly; inattentively
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
a great many words; huge number of words
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
actor; actress; player; performer
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager