modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be famous; to be well-known
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
historical play; period drama
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service