the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
creation; Creation (by God)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on