ray (of light); beam; light
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
purulent blood; blood from an open wound or sore
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
very young; childish; immature
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to triumph; to be elated with success
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
odds and ends; all; every
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
thousands; several thousand
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
riding fast; driving a horse fast
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
small piece; fragment; bit
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
root; source; origin; cause
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison