to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to forget completely; to leave behind
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
true character; true heart; true spirit
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
dark clouds; black clouds
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
celebration of a child's seventh day
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
high in the sky; highest heaven
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
Genesis (book of the Bible)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to stop walking; to pause
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
introduction; presentation; referral; listing