to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
just one person; only one
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make a speech; to address
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
high heels; high-heeled shoes
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
piece of meat; cut of meat
corpulence; fatness; obesity
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to die; to lay down life's burden
puddle of blood; pool of blood
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on