even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
order of chivalry; chivalric order
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
this world; this life; world of the living
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink