by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to repeat; to do something over again
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
amount of light; quantity of light
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reflector; reflective plate
front; frontage; facade; main
to relax; to feel at home
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become dim; to become blurred
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress