optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to dye; to colour; to color
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
proud; triumphant; boastful
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
your body; your health; yourself; you
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull