to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
amount of light; quantity of light
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
property; fortune; means; assets
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
busy; having no time (for)
to shed light; to cast light
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to knead well; to polish; to refine
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
preservation; retainment; keeping