to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
to sell off; to sell completely
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
surface of the earth; ground surface
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
high ground; plateau; heights
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged