light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood