half-moon; half a month; semicircle
tendency; trend; inclination
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to make one's own; to take possession of
living person; the living
all sorts of; all kinds of
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to knead well; to polish; to refine
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
form; shape; figure; morph
ultimate; ultimate (sport); ultimate frisbee
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to stare back at; to look back at
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman