embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
reduction by half; halving
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
to begin to grow light; to dawn
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
light brown; golden brown; tan
to be filled to bursting; to burst
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to become dim; to become blurred
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
preparation; arrangements
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
every moment is precious; time is money; precious time
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
personal; individual; private
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
meaning; connotation; denotation