real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
emotional strength; force of will
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate