doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
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)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
high and low (social standing)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
sensual love; love affair
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
side effect; adverse reaction
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
impression given by a painting or image