front; frontage; facade; main
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to refuse; to decline; to deny