to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
manners; behavior; behaviour
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
professor; teaching; instruction
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
our country; our land; one's own country
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
right of succession; right to the throne
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine