observation; survey; watching
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
outside of; not covered by
root; source; origin; cause
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
paints; painting material
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be free; to be available
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
apparent; obvious; very clear
had better ...; may as well ...
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless