coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
many items; pressure of business
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
revival; restoration; resuscitation
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
to become decrepit and ugly with age
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
evening sky; twilight sky
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
dethroned emperor or king