(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in the background; not standing out
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
regardless of; irrespective of
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
obedience; submission; resignation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate