close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
murder; killing; murderer
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
snake; serpent; large snake
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
reform; reformation; reorganization
to follow another's example
serious; severe; grave; acute
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life