highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly