glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
3000; three thousand; many
last week; the week before
second day of the month; two days
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
rogue nation; rogue state
Cambria (old name for Wales)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to be transparent; to show through
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
magic carpet; flying carpet
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting