light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to subsist; to keep on living
older brother; elder brother
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
suffix for familiar person
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pick up; to find; to gather
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
ago; since; before; previous
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge