dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dullard; indecisive person
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
road approaching a shrine
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
nesting hole; burrow; den
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
wandering; rambling; roaming
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means