noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
compelling force; legal force
banner; banner (graphic provided to link to site)
to be photographed; to be projected
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early