unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
still; even now; to this day
life or death; existence; destiny
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to comfort; to console; to amuse
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
sunlight; rays of the Sun
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cooperation; coordination; link
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
almost; roughly; approximately
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
important point; strategic position; key point
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)