irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
distant look; faraway look
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
curiosity; inquisitiveness
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
carbonization; carbonisation
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to trample down; to devastate
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
silence (not speaking); muteness
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
fresco; mural; wall painting
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
just above; right overhead
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
plural; multiple; several
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about