approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to notify; to advise; to inform
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
calamity; disaster; accident
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
far away in the distance; in the far distance
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to be expensive; to be costly
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)