until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
semi-transparent; translucent
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very young; little; childish; immature
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)