light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
literally; to the letter; literal
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
beyond this point; from now on; after this
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
really; truly; indeed; good grief
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gem; jewel; precious stone