five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
joint struggle; common (united) front
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to cut corners; to be shoddy
directionality; directivity
exchange of blows; long rally
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
flood of emotions; many thoughts
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
a cut above; one step above
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
chalk (mineral); white wall
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
bright green; chartreuse green
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
sharing; division; draw; tie
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign