to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
light (e.g. colour, color)
two times; twice; two degrees
to be born; to come into this world
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to step firmly; to harden by treading
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in the mountains; among the mountains
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to go past; to pass; to pass by
consists of; comprises; is made up of
inspection; examination; survey
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
systematic; organized; organizational
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
to happen to meet; to come across
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shake one's head (in denial)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk