scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
two (long cylindrical things)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
grip (of hand); grip strength
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to escape from; to get out
every evening; every night
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
independence; self-reliance
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to leave this world; to die
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function