light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
biological classification
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(social) class; rank; grade
of course; certainly; naturally
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in that way; like that; that way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; extremely; excessively
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen