transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
this world; this life; world of the living
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
alternately; by turns; one after the other
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
girl; young (unmarried) woman
this family; we; this house
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
careless person; thoughtless person
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fate; chance; relationship; tie
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
in advance; beforehand; previously
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
decision; settlement; definition
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light