to become dim; to become blurred
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and yet; though; when; in spite of
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
recompense; indemnity; atonement
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
give-and-take; give and take
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
human intellect; knowledge
of course; certainly; naturally
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
triangle; triangular shape
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
older sister; elder sister
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold