glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
carving; engraving; sculpture
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
innumerable; countless; numberless
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to cry and shout; to scream
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
looking pale; looking unwell
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
great laughter; burst of laughter
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
face contorted and about to cry
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
what kind of; what sort of; what