strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to get accustomed to using
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard