to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
colour; color; hue; tints
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to explain; to dispel doubts
himself; yourself; herself
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lose sight of; to miss
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
(not) so much; (not) that much
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still