to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
but; however; provided that
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
welcome!; nice to see you!