confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
still; as yet; as it has been
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
light; faint; pale; fleeting
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
another time; some other time
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
singing voice; (sound of) singing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness