optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to crawl out of; to creep out of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
big catch (fishing); good haul
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
ago; since; before; previous
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
it's not like; it isn't as if
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
combination technique in Judo
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in the same way as; just like
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light