1. 地球の大気の密度における変化が星明りの不規則な屈折を起こすと引き起こされる星のきらめき(the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight)
2. 明るくきらめき輝く性質(the quality of shining with a bright reflected light)
3. 素晴らしい才覚の提示(a brilliant display of wit)
4. 明るさが素早く変わること(a rapid change in brightness)
5. 光子か電離粒子を吸収するとき燐光体で作り出される閃光(a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle)