twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to leave a dish half-eaten
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
at the same time in different places
accident; emergency; calamity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
hard-liners; diehards; hawks