nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
is something that; is that which
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
with a start; with a jump
to stiffen; to become stiff
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
way out; means to escape; escape route
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to join together; to combine; to join up
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest