to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
audience; spectator; spectators
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tool; implement; means; furniture
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
exactly as stated; verbatim
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)