small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
children's story; fairy tale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
portrait; likeness; picture
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
story; tale; talk; discussion
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
just above; right overhead
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
gem; jewel; precious stone
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to bury; to embed; to implant
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
very hungry; starving; ravenous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
drama; play; Chinese opera
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal