state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be mixed in with; to blend with
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be opposite; to face each other
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to wring the neck; to strangle
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
choosing between two things; two choices
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
clear solution; clean decision
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
having said that; on the other hand
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive