to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
dark night; moonless night
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
afterlife; realm of the dead
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity