dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to become dim; to become blurred
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
rather than; more ... than ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
don't you think?; indicates question
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait