to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
in deep black; in jet black
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
gleaming; shining; glistening
feel (of a material); texture
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to talk to oneself; to mutter
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
meaning; connotation; denotation
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
this and that; one thing or another
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate