always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be sooty; to be stained
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
secret technique; secret art
to bury; to embed; to implant
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
beyond that point; after that
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum