flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deadly serious; deadly earnest
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
generation; the world; the age
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
tide; current; tendency; trend
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
trauma (usu. psychological)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
hills and fields; countryside
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer