what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
now; the present time; just now; another; more
feeling keenly; fully realizing
just one person; only one
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
... years old; age (of) ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
very young; little; childish; immature
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
creation; generation; formation; derivation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in one's own way or style
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
several years; a few years
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)