to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
admiration; praise; laudation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
middle of the night; dead of night
established practice; custom
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
eagle (Accipitridae family)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
all you want; as much as one wants
to watch steadily; to stare
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
unbroken; endless; continuous
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic