lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
handful; small amount; small number
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
development; exploitation
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
mountain range; mountain belt
slope; slanting surface; bevel
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
world; society; people; the public
general term; generic name