none other than; ... himself; ... herself
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
even if not; even without
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
this world; this life; world of the living
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
reality; actuality; hard fact
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
madness; craziness; insanity
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
a pair (of shoes or socks)
a step; short distance; short time
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
endless; boundless; everlasting
to continue to rain or snow
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
mud; muddy; covered in mud
news; word; tidings; omen
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle