at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
urban area; urban district
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
celestial sphere; the heavens
one revolution; one rotation
maid; helper; help; assistance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
innermost depths of one's heart
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
romantic; spicy; coquettish
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)