substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
sunlight; rays of the Sun
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
while; during; while; although; all; both
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly