to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
remarkable; striking; obvious
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
consequently; as a result
nonchalantly; without a care
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory