precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
ancient Shinto music and dancing
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
immediately; right away; on the spot
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
natural calamity; disaster
predation; eating prey; preying upon