to brave a danger; to take a risk
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
conscious; deliberate; intentional
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
word; term; language; speech
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
number; number plate; license plate
whichever one chooses; either way
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
phantom; vision; illusion
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
thereupon; shortly thereafter
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?