life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
calming down; quieting down
underground; subterranean
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
genius; prodigy; natural gift
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to laugh away; to laugh off
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
as usual; as is one's habit
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat