four corners; four ordinal directions
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
curse; spell; malediction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
triangle; triangular shape
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to put into the mouth; to eat
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sweet and sour; bittersweet
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
action; operation; effect; function
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
inspection; examination; survey
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
one thin flat object; one sheet