to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thought; consideration; thinking
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
surroundings; environs; circumference
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to hear (something) as; to think that (something) sounds like
zenith; divine will; providence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
standing tree; standing timber
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(Japanese-style) living room
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
youthful; young; young-looking
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent