to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
yellowish-white; pale yellow
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
stepping back; drawing back
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to knock down; to knock out
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
white knight; knight in shining armor
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)