secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
at that time; in those days
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
how many years; how long; what year
not understanding; not knowing
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to feel hungry; to get hungry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to pick up; to find; to gather
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be away from home; to be out of the house
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in