light; faint; pale; fleeting
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
old ceremonial court dress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point