innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
polish (jewels); cultivation
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
weightlessness; zero gravity
something extremely light; feather of a large bird
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
bright; beaming; brilliant; glowing
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to fall from heaven (the sky)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
hair (on the head); (a) hair
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to have a bitter experience
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko; position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones