transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
dilapidated house; deserted house
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
how; in what way; by what means
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
genuine article; real thing; real deal
confusion; distraction; derangement
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
just because; even if; even though
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
black lustre; black luster
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply