darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blaze; to burn brightly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
journey; route of a journey
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
many; numerous; various; large number of
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to die; (lit.) to become a star
one of these days; someday; one day
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
eternal; unlimited; endless
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
don't you think?; indicates question
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted