very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
brightness; splendour; splendor
amount of light; quantity of light
silence; stillness; quietness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
family name; lineage; birth; clan
beforehand; in advance; previously
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
periodic; regular; routine
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to cry and shout; to scream
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(having) life-and-death power (over)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
himself; yourself; herself
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible