dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
with a click; with a snap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
since; henceforth; ever since
few decades; many decades; several decades
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
means; way; method; measure
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
one by one; in detail; minutely
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
fixed; obvious; commonplace
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)