light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
Japan's best; number one in Japan
you could say; you might say; verging on the
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
richly colored; richly coloured
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
birds and wild animals; wildlife
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
the reverse; other side; lining
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to become inverted; to become reversed
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour