dark clouds; black clouds
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to be conspicuous; to stand out
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
weather forecast; weather report
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to get strong; to gain strength
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
great laughter; burst of laughter
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even