to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
police officer; policeman; constable
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
distinction; discrimination
hostility; animosity; enmity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
anything and everything; just about everything
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to turn completely into; to become completely