characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
penetration; permeation; transmission
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
vibes; feeling; atmosphere
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
as if it weren't already enough
unveiling; debut; introduction
interior; inside; internal
going to bed (usu. with someone)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to talk the night away; to talk all night
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
an issue being settled; a case being closed
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
remaining silent; keeping secret
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)