to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
voice quality; type of voice
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
stifled (laughter); simmering
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
time; season; period; phase; stage
regarding highly; attaching importance to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
way of talking; speaking style
just a minute; small quantity
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
function; facility; faculty; feature
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only