to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to increase; to add to; to augment
straight; as the crow flies
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
action; operation; effect; function
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted