gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
ingredient; component; composition
to breathe out; to exhale
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
very likely; very probable
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
don't you think?; indicates question
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
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 look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
having said that; be that as it may
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to run up to; to rush over
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)