insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
praise; glorification; extolment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to be born; to come into the world
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
difficult to ...; hard to ...
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
end; close; finish; termination
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward