one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
brilliant; bright; dazzling
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to indicate; to show; to point to
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
future; possible; potential; prospective
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
if you do this; if this is the case
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
queen (consort); empress (consort)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature