some; several; many; how many; how much; very
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to come into being; to be born
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than