difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
towering; astonishingly high
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
influence (on someone); inspiration
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
beginning; opening; start; outset
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
planned; scheduled; systematic