now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
afterglow; lingering light
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in that way; like that; that way
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
competing; competition; auction
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
great mountain; large mountain
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
silence (not speaking); muteness
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
heaven and earth; top and bottom
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
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
study; library; den; home office; reading room
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to come and go; to go back and forth
one-by-one; separately; in detail
electricity; (electric) light
tingling; stinging; pungently
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead