praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
in proportion to; according to; depending on
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to live; to make a living; to get on with
intelligence; intellect; brains
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath