charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
sincere; honest; faithful
(find) common (meeting) ground
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to make a vow; to take an oath
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
waterfall; cataract; cascade
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
incident resulting in injury
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
southwestern part; the southwest
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)