monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
reconciliation; make peace with
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
madder red; dark red; crimson
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
(computer) command; command key; commando
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
selfish; self-centred; egotistical