chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
one revolution; one rotation
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
sincere; earnest; serious
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
since when; from when; how long
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
decision; settlement; definition
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
urgent; pressing; exigent
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
legendary beast; magical beast
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
life; living; I; me; student
hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin