falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
genuine article; real thing; real deal
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
not yet known; unknown; strange
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
be (that) as it may; having said that
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
account book; ledger; register
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
grey moustache; white beard
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket