light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
in the meanwhile; during the time
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to concern; to be related
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
though; notwithstanding; although
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
absorption; suction; attraction
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
any more; any further; any better; any longer