tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to recall; to remember; to recollect
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
rather; sooner; preferably
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
willpower; energy; vitality
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)