vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
offensive (movement); aggression
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
discovery; detection; finding
other side; opposite side; other party
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
piece of meat; cut of meat
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass