mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to say no more; to sink into silence
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
river; stream; River; the ... river
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
plainly; clearly; vividly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
secret; private; surreptitious
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace