evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
area; region; district; locality
murder; homicide; manslaughter
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to dance; to perform dance steps
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to mistake (A for B); to misread
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
good humour (humor); good mood
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation