true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
literally; to the letter; literal
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
jewel; precious stone; gem
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
stifled (laughter); simmering
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study