point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
Andromeda (constellation); the Chained Woman
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
three; three years of age
to lie down; to throw oneself down
front; frontage; facade; main
Summer Triangle (asterism)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
time axis; time basis; timeline
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
by means of; due to; because of; according to
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
name; given name; first name
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend