emotional scars; mental trauma
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take over; to hand over
form; shape; figure; visage
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
curiosity; inquisitiveness
secret; private; surreptitious
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
family; members of a family
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
many; numerous; various; large number of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)