activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
choices; alternatives; options
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
(set of) facial features; looks
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
serious wound; serious injury
whichever one chooses; either way
unidentifiable; unidentified
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
one of these days; someday; one day
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana