to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to pick up; to find; to gather
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
height (measured at the withers)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
two (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
last night; yesterday evening
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
that is to say; so that means