seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
personal; individual; private
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
importance; emphasis; stress
explanation; interpretation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
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)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to let out a cry; to break forth
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
fierce fight; close contest
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to apologize; to apologise
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
orchestra member; musician
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)