aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to polish up; to shine up
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to recover consciousness; to come to
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to affect; to impact; to influence
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
suspicious-looking; fishy
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam