only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
(right at the) side; just beside
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
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 one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall flat; to fall face down
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to lie down; to throw oneself down
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up