to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to win the prize; to win the ring
curse; spell; malediction
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
on the occasion of; at the time of
opinion; point of view; visual point
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to boil water; to get the bath ready
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)