light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
attitude; move; measures (to take)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
middle of the night; dead of night
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
existence; possession; having; limited company
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
earnestly; immediately; exactly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
imagination; supposition; guess
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
town-watches from the Edo period
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately