worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
sympathy; empathy; response
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
stairs; stairway; staircase
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
meeting place; assembly hall
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to lean against; to set against
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
(barbed) wire entanglements