lifesaver; person who saved one's life
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
minimum; at the very least
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
as far as the eye can see
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
to play a leading role; to play a central part
prosperity; flourishing; success
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to head towards; to direct one's steps to