to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
surface of the earth; ground surface
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
beyond imagination; unimaginable
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
here and there; in places
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
along; parallel to; in accordance with
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
many; much; plenty; hardly
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
participant; entrant; player; competitor