paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
death (of an emperor); demise
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
blunder; slip; error; error
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
check; restraint; oppression; repression
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
because; for; the reason why is ...
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
again; once again; yet again
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
in the midst of the enemy
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other