to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
for one's true nature to come out
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be perturbed; to be agitated
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to have meaning; to be meaningful