several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
keeping things tidy and in order
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
immediately; right away; on the spot
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
essence; true nature; substance; reality
check; restraint; oppression; repression
and yet; despite (all) that
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe