sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
brain tumor; brain tumour
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
instant; moment; for an instant
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
even though; despite; when
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away