handrail; railing; banister
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to die out; to become extinct
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
origin; source; beginning; starting point
end; close; conclusion; termination
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
this one; with this; in this way
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
after a long time; for the first time in a while
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene
departure; leaving; setting off
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grow up; to become an adult
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
trial product; prototype model
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...